Markku Into was a Finnish poet and one of the main members in Finnish 1960s underground movement of

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. Markku Into has written collections of poetry, prose and plays. He has also translated into Finnish such American

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. He wrote lyrics for the band Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940. His literary debut was ''Tuonela Rock'' of 1971. Markku Into has also received the Eino Leino Prize in 2001. Alongside Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940, he has performed in the 21st century with Turku's band Turun Romantiikka.

Bibliography

* ''Tuonela Rock'' (1971) * ''Tänään kotona'' (1978) * ''Etäisten lauseiden mies'' (1980) * ''U'' (1982) * ''Päästä minut lihasta'' (1983) * ''Um Tut Sut'' (1985) * ''Tuskin tulee ilta'' (1988) * ''Yön kevyt polttoöljy'' (1990) * ''Elvis eli elämänsä yksin'' (1991) * ''Etsivätoimisto Andrejev ja Milton'' (with M.A. Numminen, 1991) * ''Mies ja painovoima'' (1995) * ''Raivoava takakirves'' (2001) * ''Naapuri'' (with M.A. Numminen and Jarkko Laine, 2002) * ''Hyvä yö'' (2003) * ''Kiivaat tyvenet - valitut runot 1964-2005'' (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Into, Markku 1945 births 2018 deaths 21st-century Finnish poets Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize International Writing Program alumni Finnish male poets 20th-century Finnish poets 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers People from Turku